February 11: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –Vernon County Dairy Youth Fund seeks scholarship applications The Vernon County Dairy Youth Fund will again award two $500 scholarships for high school seniors and current college students who meet the qualifications. Prior recipients of the Vernon County Dairy Youth Fund Scholarship are not eligible… Snowflake Ski Club was honored to announce the 2021 Jumpmaster, Russ Holte. Russ, his father, and his grandfather have a long history with the Snowflake Ski Club. Russ was president in 1975 and was secretary of the club for 22 years. Russ worked with clubs across the Midwest to promote ski jumping and cross country skiing… The Viroqua Food Co-op’s January 2021 ‘Give Where You Live’ recipient was Living Faith Food Pantry. With shoppers help rounding up purchases at the register, they collected $3,248.18 for the food pantry. Living Faith Food Pantry has addressed the food insecurity needs of the Viroqua area for 25 years. The Pantry distributes 6,000 pounds of food each week to 160 area households and has been recognized by Second Harvest Food bank as a leader in the distribution of fresh produce… The next Friends of Vernon County Parks & Forests Winter Walk and Bonfire series is planned for Saturday, Feb. 13, starting at 3 p.m., at Esofea County Park… The big news is that the Cheese Corner in Viroqua will live on, despite its owners retiring from running the business. The great people of VARC will be putting some much-needed TLC into the business’ building on the corner, and they hope to reopen the Cheese Corner this summer…